Thread by @ejmalrai

#US challenged #Hezbollah in #Lebanon, sent a plane to its embassy & smuggle the pro-Israeli agent/dual national Amer Fakhoury. He was forbidden from travelling but highest Leb authorty ordered his released. He is on his way to #US. Trump thanked the Leb gov for its collbrtion.

This important event indicates: #Hezbollah doesn't control the justice system that released pro-Israeli Amer Fakhoury; doesn't control the govrnmnt that President Trump thanked; doesn't control powerful politicians who ordered the release and can't stop US from violating Leb law.

My information is the following:
#US used its best hobby ever, threatening the highest authority in #Lebanon to impose sanctions ending its political carrier & the 1 of its relative; confiscate assets abroad & strangle #Lebanon in its financial difficulties & #coronavirus crisis

What these "highest authorities in #Lebanon" disregarded is the fact that:
- #US cannot be trusted & doesn't have friends: Trump asked Iraq PM Adil Abdel Mahdi to ask #Iran to de-escalate and killed #Qassem Soleimani a few days later.+

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- #US authority will not help #Lebanon without conditions because it is not a charity country and will never be. The US authority wants to dominate Lebanon and submit it so the country turns against #Hezbollah coz all its attempts & the 1 of #Israel failed throughout the years

#Hezbollah is not in control of the government nor the justice system to stop the #US from smuggling Amer Fakhoury. Hezbollah's power is limited coz it is represented in the Parliament & the gov, is part of the society & the political system & has control equivalent to its seize.

This control is imposed by #Hezbollah's self-discipline & choice. Militarily speaking, Hezb is strongest than the Army & all the sec apparatus in #Lebanon. However, it is not in its objective 2take control of Lebanon but be part of the system even when this system makes mistakes.

Having said the above, those who are against Hezbollah will never understand what I said because they don't want to understand.

Those with Hezbollah will always forgive/understand any action if this is right or wrong.

#Hezbollah Leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will speak in details about this topic tomorrow evening. Let us wait to hear his view.

#Lebanon as a country has its own interest to release Fakhoury, in exchange of relief of sanctions (and further sanctions) and to freeze 45 Lebanese names that were expected to be included on Us terrorist list.
Fakhoury was held by the Lebanese government and not be Hezbollah.

#US stopped #France and #Germany (and Gulf countries) to provide #Lebanon with electricity and to borrow money to face the challenge #Coronacrisis and revive its economy.
The Lebanese Army commander pushed for Fakhoury release as well as top leaders in Lebanon.